David Penna
Davis Polk

Dorina Yessios
A&O Shearman

Gabriel Silva
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Jaime Ramirez
Milbank LLP

Melissa Kalka
Kirkland & Ellis

Michael Rechtin
Latham & Watkins

Ravi Purohit
Paul, Weiss

Altman Solon

Arthur D. Little

BSP Technical Advisors

EY-Parthenon

PMP Strategy

BlackRock

Blackstone

DigitalBridge

KKR

Macquarie Asset Management

Oak Hill Capital

Stonepeak

Quynh Tran
SMBC

Dan Seltzer
MUFG

Rich Myers
Morgan Stanley

Kevin Curtin
JPMorgan

Valtin Gallani
Societe Generale

Cecile Baker
TD Securities

Alexander Ramirez
Guggenheim Partners

Calvin Lam
Morgan Stanley

Garrett Baker
Lazard

James Henry
Bank Street

Jason Tofsky
Goldman Sachs

Scott Wilcoxen
JPMorgan

Alessandro Lombardi
Elea Data Centers

Andrew Schaap
Aligned Data Centers

Charley Daitch
Rowan Digital Infrastructure

Dave Heimbach
Metronet

Kenny Gunderman
Uniti Group

Sureel Choksi
Vantage Data Centers

Andrew Thomas
Stonepeak

Anton Moldan
Macquarie Asset Management

Mike Forman
Blackstone

Scott Baker
Oak Hill Capital

Waldemar Szlezak
KKR

Will Brilliant
Global Infrastructure Partners

Davis Polk

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Milbank

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Aligned Data Centers

Edged

Ezee Fiber

Fidium Fiber

Rowan Digital

Switch

Aman Mittal, Managing Director,
Moelis

Brian O'Connell, Executive Director,
Morgan Stanley

Joe Malca, Managing Director,
Centerview

Lauren Miller, Managing Director,
Morgan Stanley

Sam Rudik, Partner,
Simpson Thacher

Sotirios Delimaris, Vice President,
MUFG

Steve Houlihan, Managing Director,
Bank Street

Jeffrey Butler, Principal,
Oak Hill Capital

Madelyn Brennan, Principal,
DigitalBridge

Michael Borchetta, Managing Director,
Harrison Street

Sapna Sirohi, Managing Director,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

EdgeConneX – Project Walleye

The US$3bn construction financing for a 224MW hyperscale datacentre campus known as Project Walleye in New Albany, Ohio, paired with a dedicated 365MW on-site natural gas power plant and 170MW of battery storage, operating as an islanded, behind-the-meter microgrid, for EQT-backed datacentre operator EdgeConneX.

Banks and Lenders: Natixis, MUFG, Société Générale, RBC - report, SMBC – report (Coordinating Lead Arrangers)

Legal Advisors: A&O Shearman (Borrower), Milbank (Lenders)

Hut 8 – Senior Secured Notes Issuance

The US$3.25bn offering of 6.192% senior secured notes due 2042 to finance Hut 8's River Bend AI datacentre campus in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, financing 245MW of critical IT capacity.

Banks and Lenders: J.P. Morgan (Lead Bookrunner), Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley (Joint Bookrunners)

Legal Advisors: Milbank (Hut 8)

Meta / Blue Owl Capital – Project Beignet

The US$27.3bn structured joint venture between Meta Platforms and funds managed by Blue Owl Capital to develop the Hyperion AI datacentre campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, a 2.1GW campus spanning 2,700 acres.

Lenders: PIMCO

Financial Advisors: Morgan Stanley (Exclusive Financial Advisor to Meta, Sole Bookrunner)

Legal Advisors: Latham & Watkins (Meta), Eversheds Sutherland (Meta, Leasing), Fenwick (Meta, Tax), Kirkland & Ellis (Blue Owl Capital), Milbank (Morgan Stanley), Dorsey & Whitney (Wilmington Trust), Clifford Chance, Greenberg Traurig (PIMCO)

Related Digital – Senior Secured Notes Issuance

The US$14bn offering of 7.500% senior notes due 2045 to finance Related Digital's US$16bn hyperscale datacentre campus ("The Barn") in Saline Township, Michigan, a three-building, 1GW+ campus.

Financial Advisors: Bank of America (Structuring Agent and Financial Advisor), Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo.

Legal Advisors: Kirkland & Ellis (Related Digital), Greenberg Traurig (PIMCO)

STACK Infrastructure – Project Miner

The US$18.01bn project financing for STACK Infrastructure/Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure's Project Miner datacentre campus in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, a 1.28GW campus across four datacentre assets, each financed under separate non-recourse facilities, for STACK Infrastructure/Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure.

Banks and Lenders: SMBC (Administrative Agent and Structuring Bank), MUFG (Documentation Agent), ING (Sustainability Coordinator), BNP Paribas (Co-Structuring Agent), BBVA, Banco Santander, CoBank, Crédit Agricole CIB, Citi, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs AM, Intesa Sanpaolo, JPMorgan Chase, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, OCBC, RBC, SMBC, Société Générale, TD Securities, Truist, Wells Fargo

Legal Advisors: Kirkland & Ellis (Sponsor), Skadden (Borrower's Counsel), Milbank (Lenders)

Switch – Syndicated Letter of Credit Facility

The US$2.6bn syndicated performance letter of credit facility for Switch, structured to support power procurement and transmission/generation infrastructure across its gigawatt-scale campuses.

Banks and Lenders: BBVA and Natixis CIB (Structuring Banks, Initial Coordinating Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners; Natixis also Administrative Agent), BNP Paribas, Citibank and Société Générale (Coordinating Lead Arrangers), CIBC, Rabobank, RBC, Scotiabank and SMBC (Joint Lead Arrangers), Standard Chartered (Mandated Lead Arranger)

Legal Advisors: Milbank (Switch), Greenberg Traurig (Switch, local NV counsel), Paul Hastings (Natixis and Issuing Banks)

Vantage Data Centers – Project Jacquard

The US$22.75bn project financing for Vantage Data Centers' Project Jacquard campus in Shackelford County, Texas, a 1.4GW, 10-building datacentre development forming part of the Stargate AI programme.

Banks and Lenders: MUFG, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Société Générale, Wells Fargo (Initial Coordinating Lead Arrangers); Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Crédit Agricole CIB, Citi, DBS Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mizuho, Natixis, OCBC, RBC, Banco Santander, Scotia, Standard Chartered, TD Securities, Truist (Sub-underwriters)

Legal Advisors: White & Case (Borrower), Milbank (Lenders)

C3ntro’s US$70m Project TIKVA financing

The US$70m syndicated project financing facility to support construction of C3ntro Telecoms’ Tikva network, a new long-haul dark fiber network spanning 2,700 kilometers and linking hyperscale datacenters in Querétaro, Mexico, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Lenders: Proparco; DEG

Legal Advisors: Milbank (Borrowers); Galicia Abogados (Borrowers); Clifford Chance (Lenders); Nader, Hayaux & Goebel (Lenders)

Elea Data Centers’ acquisition by I Squared Capital

The acquisition by I Squared Capital of a majority stake in Elea Data Centers.

Financial Advisors: Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., UBS BB Serviços de Assessoria Financeira e Participações and BTG Pactual (Sell Side)

Legal Advisors: Davis Polk & Wardwell (Sell Side); Pinheiro Neto Advogados (Sell Side); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Buy Side); Mattos Filho (Buy Side)

IHS Towers’ sale of I-Systems to TIM

IHS Towers’ sale of its 51% stake in Brazilian fiber-network operator I-Systems to TIM, which already owned the remaining 49%, giving TIM full ownership.

Financial Advisors: JPMorgan (Sell Side); Santander (Buy Side)

OnNet Fibra Chile's US$1.1bn dual-tranche USPP

The US$1.1bn USPP comprised a US$825m 7-year senior secured OpCo tranche and a US$276mm 7-year senior secured HoldCo tranche.

Banks and Lenders: JPMorgan, Scotiabank and Santander (Placement Agents)

Legal Advisors: A&O Shearman

SBA's acquisition of Millicom's tower portfolio in Central America

SBA Communications’ acquisition of Millicom International Cellular S.A.'s tower portfolio of approximately 7,000 towers in Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador and Nicaragua for a total consideration of c.US$975m.

Financial Advisors: JPMorgan and Lazard (Sell Side); Goldman Sachs (Buy Side)

Legal Advisors: Winston & Strawn (Sell Side); Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Buy Side)

Telefónica’s sale of Telefónica Móviles Chile

The sale of Telefónica’s Chilean subsidiary, Telefónica Móviles Chile, to a jointly controlled acquisition vehicle owned 51% by NJJ and 49% by Millicom, in a transaction valued at US$1.2bn.

Financial Advisors: Citi (Sell Side)

Legal Advisors: Latham & Watkins (Sell Side); Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria (Sell Side); Pérez-Llorca (Buy Side – NJJ); Skadden (Buy Side – NJJ); Barros & Errazuriz (Buy Side – Millicom)

Legal Advisors: Mello Torres Advogados (Sell Side); Pinheiro Neto Advogados (Buy Side)

Bluebird Fiber's US$384.6m acquisition of Everstream

Sale through an in-person auction of Everstream, resulting in Bluebird Fiber acquiring substantially all of the company’s assets and operations for US$384.6m.

Financial Advisors: Bank Street (Sell Side M&A); PJT Partners (Sell Side IB); Alvarez & Marsal (Sell Side restructuring); TD Securities (Buy Side)

Legal Advisors: Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Sell Side); Richards, Layton & Finger (Sell Side Special Counsel); Kirkland & Ellis (Buy Side)

CVC DIF’s acquisition of SBA Communications' Canadian tower business

CVC DIF's DIF Infrastructure VIII fund's acquisition of SBA Communications' Canadian towers business for CAD446 (c.US$323.7m), exiting SBA from the region.

Financial Advisors: Pinpoint Capital Advisors (Sell Side); TD Securities (Buy Side)

Legal Advisors: Goodmans (Sell Side); Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo (Buy Side)

DigitalBridge and Arclight US$500m investment in Takanock

The US$500m investment in Takanock from DigitalBridge and ArcLight, to develop integrated digital infrastructure and electrification infrastructure.

Financial Advisors: Houlihan Lokey (Sell Side)

Legal Advisors: Vinson & Elkins (Sell Side); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Buy Side - DigitalBridge); Kirkland & Ellis (Buy Side - ArcLight)

Ezee Fiber’s acquisition of Tachus from Crosstimbers

The acquisition of Tachus Fiber by I Squared Capital-owned Ezee Fiber, expanding Ezee's service footprint in Greater Houston.

Financial Advisors: Bank Street (Sell Side)

Legal Advisors: Latham & Watkins (Sell Side); Sidley Austin (Buy Side)

Metronet's acquisition of US Internet

Metronet's acquisition of US Internet, marking the buyer's first deal since its own acquisition by a JV of T-Mobile and KKR.

Financial Advisors: Bank Street (Sell Side); TD Securities (Buy Side)

Legal Advisors: Kirkland & Ellis (Sell Side); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Buy Side - Metronet); Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Buy Side - T-Mobile)

RadiusDC’s US$650m acquisition of PhoenixNAP's datacentre and colocation business

The US$650m acquisition of PhoenixNAP's Phoenix datacentre and colocation business by RadiusDC, including development rights for future campus expansion.

Financial Advisors: BofA Securities (Sell Side); JPMorgan (Buy Side)

Legal Advisors: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Sell Side); Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (Buy Side Transaction Counsel); Snell & Wilmer (Buy Side Local Counsel)